Obituaries
Jerry Larson
Oct 11, 2012
Jerry D. Larson, 54, of Browerville, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Hinckley, MN. Services for Jerry will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral chapel starting at 5:00 PM, Monday evening. Private Interment with Military Honors will take place...
Beatrice Buckley
Oct 11, 2012
Beatrice J. Buckley, 93, formerly of Nisswa, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Nisswa. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at 3:30PM on...
Violet Livingston
Oct 11, 2012
Violet Mae Livingston (Kerrigan), 96, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village-Woodland in Brainerd. Services for Violet will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Private Interment will take place...
John Monical
Oct 10, 2012
John Hamilton Monical, 72, Pequot Lakes, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, after a long battle with throat cancer. John was born April 21, 1940, in Howard Lake to his parents, Halstead and Marion (Quackenbush) Monical. He graduated in 1958 from New York Mills High School, where he competed in football, basketball, baseball and track. He...
Einette Wetrosky
Oct 9, 2012
Einette Wetrosky, 65, of Nisswa, passed away at the Harmony House in Brainerd, on October 8, 2012, after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on April 13th, 1947, to parents Einar and Donalda Ahlsten. She attended and graduated from Central High School in Sioux City. She married Tom Wetrosky in 1977 in Breezy...
Delores Kaste
Oct 8, 2012
Delores Kaste, age 82, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital, on Monday, October 8. Services will be held on Friday, October 12, at 11:00 AM, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Visitation will be Thursday evening, from 5-7, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples and one hour prior to the service, at the church....
Denise Koehnen
Oct 8, 2012
Denise Fay Koehnen, 60, of Brainerd, died October 8, 2012 peacefully at her home following a long battle with cancer. Services for Denise will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 12, 2012 at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd with Pastor Brenda King officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather Thursday evening from 5-7 PM at the...
Wally Joenks
Oct 7, 2012
Wally Joenks, age 61, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012. He was born to Roy and Jean Joenks on November 29, 1951, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Wally was a member of Barclay Township Board. He enjoyed nature and the outdoors, and especially loved hunting, fishing and driving off-road vehicles. Wally is survived by his sisters: Trissie...
John Riggs
Oct 5, 2012
John Riggs, age 80, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital, on Thursday, October 4, 2012. A Funeral service is planned for Monday, October 8th, at 10:30 AM, at the Staples Church of Christ. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening, from 3-5, at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, and one hour prior to the service,...
Violet Smith
Oct 5, 2012
Violet Cecilia Smith of Pine River passed away October 5, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Vi was born May 20, 1926, to Frank and Elizabeth Shamp in rural Pine River. She married Floyd Smith October 27, 1945. She enjoyed spending time outside, taking walks, gardening and relaxing by the campfire. She also enjoyed canning, playing cards, dancing...
Sharon Schmidt
Oct 4, 2012
Sharon Schmidt, age 58, of Pequot Lakes, and formerly Cloquet, MN, passed away in her sleep on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at her home. She was born to Sherman and Shirley Schmidt on June 1, 1954, in Cloquet. Sharon is survived by her parents, Sherman and Shirley Schmidt of Pequot Lakes; brothers: Mike Schmidt of St. Cloud, Gary Schmidt...
Florian Komro
Oct 2, 2012
Florian Charles Komro, 88, of Pillager, died at his daughter's home in Motley on October 2, 2012. Family and friends are invited to gather Friday, October 5, 2012 from 10 AM - 12 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall. Interment with Military Honors will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. Florian was born...
John Sargent
Oct 2, 2012
Dr. John "Jack" S. Sargent, 77, of Pine River, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village in Pine River, MN. Services will be at 1:00 PM, Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Jack was a member of Crosslake Presbyterian Church....
David Franzen
Oct 2, 2012
David "Spigs" Franzen, 64, of Pequot Lakes, died at his home on October 2, 2012. Services for David will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Interment will take place at Valle Cemetery in Brainerd, MN. David was...
Orlyn Steffen
Oct 1, 2012
Orlyn Gene Steffen, age 79, of Pine River, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at his home. He was born to Elmer and JoHannah Steffen on January 14, 1933, in Gillette Grove, Iowa. Orlyn joined the Navy in 1952 and served aboard a cruiser in the Korean conflict, then aboard the submarine USS ODAX the last three years of...
Tara Buchite
Oct 1, 2012
Tara Leann Buchite, 34, of Pillager passed away at her home on Monday, October 1, 2012. Funeral Services for Tara will be Friday, October 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Pastor Jim Rockwell officiating. Visitation one hour prior to services at the chapel. She was born on August 5, 1978 in Brainerd to...
Richard Harvey
Sep 30, 2012
Richard "Dick" Donald Harvey, 86, of Baxter, MN died at VA Hospital in St. Cloud, MN on Sunday, September 30, 2012 after battling Parkinson's for about 8 years. Services for Dick will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012, 2:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Pastor Lilja Behr officiating. Family and friends are invited to...
Maxine Israelson
Sep 30, 2012
Maxine Israelson, age 92, of Pine River, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center, Pine River. She was born to Frank and Mary Mudick on March 29, 1920, in rural Backus and was a lifelong resident of the Pine River area. She loved dancing, baking, canning and going out for coffee and lunch. Maxine is survived...
Keith Anderson
Sep 30, 2012
Keith Walter Anderson, age 50, of Crosslake died Sunday, September 30, at St. Cloud Hospital.. Keith was born January 25, 1962, in Chisago Lakes, Mn. to Kurt E. and Patricia (Israel) Anderson. He attended school in Scandia, Cottage Grove and moved to Crosslake in 1972 and graduated from Pequot Lakes in 1980. He was confirmed at Crosslake Lutheran Church...
Shannon Southward
Sep 30, 2012
Shannon Marie Southward, 60, of the Brainerd Lakes Area, died September 30, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village - Woodland. Private Family Services will be held.
